diff --git a/test/tw-1469.t b/test/tw-1469.t
index b158e0de4..e9dad0e67 100755
--- a/test/tw-1469.t
+++ b/test/tw-1469.t
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Test1469(TestCase):
 
     def test_implicit_search_sensitive_regex(self):
         """Implicit search, case sensitive, regex """
-        code, out, err = self.t(('list', 'möbel',
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', '/möbel/',
                                  'rc.search.case.sensitive=yes',
                                  'rc.regex=on'))
         self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Test1469(TestCase):
 
     def test_implicit_search_sensitive_noregex(self):
         """Implicit search, case sensitive, no regex """
-        code, out, err = self.t(('list', 'möbel',
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', '/möbel/',
                                  'rc.search.case.sensitive=yes',
                                  'rc.regex=off'))
         self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class Test1469(TestCase):
     @unittest.skipIf('CYGWIN' in platform.system(), 'Skipping regex case-insensitive test for Cygwin')
     def test_implicit_search_insensitive_regex(self):
         """Implicit search, case insensitive, regex """
-        code, out, err = self.t(('list', 'möbel',
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', '/möbel/',
                                  'rc.search.case.sensitive=no',
                                  'rc.regex=on'))
         self.assertEqual(0, code,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class Test1469(TestCase):
 
     def test_implicit_search_insensitive_noregex(self):
         """Implicit search, case insensitive, no regex """
-        code, out, err = self.t(('list', 'möbel',
+        code, out, err = self.t(('list', '/möbel/',
                                  'rc.search.case.sensitive=no',
                                  'rc.regex=off'))
         self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))